so ive seen lots of talk about datacenter stuff being useless cause they get flagged all the time. did my own test on a fresh batch just messing around scraping product listings. used 500 ips from some cheap provider cost me like 30 bucks. sent 10k requests to a big ecom site known for good bot detection. got blocked after about 1200 requests that actually went through. so like 76% fail rate. the ones that worked all happened in the first hour then everything just dropped dead. then i compared that to some residential ips i keep for testing. same target, 50 ips, cost me around 45 bucks for 5 gigs. success rate was like 92% over 5k requests. yeah way more expensive per request but they actually kept working. so basically conclusion? datacenter is fine for quick bursts, low-stakes stuff where you don't need stuff to last long or be super reliable. if you want volume or to last longer you gotta pay more. ymmv depending on target but those are my numbers.

different angle: maybe try rotating proxies more frequently during your quick burst to beat the detection drop-off, that way you might get a longer run before they all tank. consistency in changing IPs could help you stretch those cheap datacenter ones a bit more. stay sneaky, my friend.

Haha so you got your own VIPs for testing huh? rotating those residentials more often might stretch your success longer w/o burnin out the IPs, just keep swapping em out fast like a poker game. stay sneaky my friend

yo I did the same kinda test once, fresh batch, just to see how bad the detection is. ended up with a similar fail rate but what was crazy is how quick they went dead after an hour. kinda made me realize datacenter proxies are really just for quick jobs, not long-term stuff. at least for me, residentials hold up way better but rn

nah, I call BS on datacenter being just for quick hits. yeah they get flagged quick, but with smarter rotation and maybe some proxy pools that aren't totally cheap junk, you can stretch that out a bit. proven myself many times, just gotta stay ahead of the detection game.

bruh that's pretty typical for datacenter. they're like disposable, work for a quick hit but don't expect em to stick around long. tried the same, got the same kinda drop-off after a few hundred. they're fine for light stuff, but if you wanna go volume or longer, gotta switch it up or pay more.

I gotta disagree tho, datacenter proxies aren't just good for quick hits. if you rotate smart and use better pools, they can last longer. been testing myself, and with the right setup, they don't die so fast. sure, they're not residential, but don't write them off for volume if you know what you're doing.

I did my own test on a fresh batch just messing around scraping product listings and had totally different results. I was using higher quality datacenter proxies and rotating them every few requests, and I still got flagged after about 600 requests. So yeah, I think it kinda depends on how u set things up. Just throwing cheap proxies at it and expecting them to last is kinda naive.

Haha, yeah but bruh, that's the thing. Even with smart rotation, datacenter proxies are like throwaway lollipops. they might last a lil longer but not much, tf? If you want consistent, reliable, you gotta pay up or go residential. Rotation just masks the death, it don't stop it.

ngl last month I ran a similar test, and yeah, datacenter proxies are still a pain sometimes. My detection rate shot up when I used certain providers, but swapping IP ranges helped a bit. Seems like the detection algorithms are getting

you see a pattern with certain providers? what kinda detection rates you talking about?

been doing this 3 years and honestly, datacenter proxies still feel like a gamble. detection rates bounce all over the place, and I doubt it's just provider stuff. sometimes I think they got better at hiding, other times it feels like pure luck.

yo ever notice how changing user agents or adding a tiny delay can sometimes lower detection? kinda like little tricks that might buy ya more time before gettin flagged. worth experimenting with those small tweaks, ya know?

bruh, totally agree. I've found that rotating user agents and adding small random delays can actually help keep detection rates kinda stable. worth messing around with those small tweaks.

came here to say exactly this

been doing this 3 years, and i gotta say, small tweaks like that do add up. lowkey, they make a difference in detection rates over time